Official Site:Â EverQuest II
Studio:Â SOE, now Daybreak Game Company
Launch Date:Â November 9, 2004
Genre:Â Fantasy Hybrid Themepark
Business Model:Â Hybrid F2P (Optional Sub, Cash Shop)
Platform: PC
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EverQuest II’s Chronoportal Phenomenon event lets you time travel to the past
To mark and celebrate the 26th anniversary of the original EverQuest, its descendant is hosting the Chronoportal Phenomenon event this month once more. EverQuest II's time...
The MOP Up: Elder Scrolls Online lays out its March plans
Elder Scrolls Online published its schedule for March activities, which includes a set of PvP-focused login rewards, new endeavors, a Deathmatch weekend, the Jester's...
The MOP Up: Diablo IV walks back a nerf to lacerate
Diablo IV reverted a recent nerf to one of its key skills: "We have heard feedback about how this change limited the desired functionality of...
Perfect Ten: MMOs with the very best soundtracks
I've long had an affection for video game music and feel content to live in an age where I can actually obtain it and...
Project Gorgon’s Sandra Powers is memorialized in World of Warcraft – twice
Did you guys know that the late Sandra Powers, MMORPG developer and one-half of the Project Gorgon team, was once a leading figure over...
EverQuest II tosses eight new raids in to the mix while unlocking two progression server expansions
Any old MMORPG can pump out an expansion and make a big deal out of it, but what about more than one in a...
EG7 Q3 2024: Palia hits console this spring as EverQuest, LOTRO drive Daybreak revenue
EG7 - that's the Swedish games conglom that bought up Daybreak and then kinda got taken over by Daybreak, amusingly - released its year-end...
EverQuest II swoons for Erollisi Day’s valentine charms
This month, why not light a few candles, soak in an aromatic tub, and grind all of the love that you can in EverQuest...
Blizzard lays out the design pillars for World of Warcraft’s accessible neighborhood housing
The news that World of Warcraft is getting housing with its next expansion, Midnight, shocked the whole MMORPG genre - and us too, as...
The MOP Up: Stardew Valley’s creator isn’t quite done with the game yet
Stardew Valley hasn't reached the end of its development cycle. So when will Stardew Valley's creator stop working on the game? "If I feel like it's...
Vague Patch Notes: Bad MMOs happen – but not because nobody cares
When I first started working at Massively-that-was, I got a bit of a wake-up call pretty early on when I made a joke about...
Obituary: Project Gorgon developer Sandra Powers has passed away
I'm horribly sorry to be the bearer of this dreadful news this morning: Sandra Powers, one of the two key devs behind Project Gorgon...
EverQuest II opens the Desert of Flames beta for Anashti Sul server players January 27
The roadmap promised, and Daybreak's Darkpaw Games delivered: EverQuest II is beginning the beta for the Desert of Flames expansion for players on Anashti...
Daybreak patches everything: EverQuest II’s update, DCUO’s zombie tale, and Magic Online’s latest set
Can't decide what to eat at McDaybreak? Check out its spiffy new buffet table, where you can sample news from all around its various...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 501: Moving, money, and modding
Justin and Bree discuss LOTRO's new server plan, Stars Reach's Kickstarter plan, PlanetSide 2's limbo, Elder Scrolls Online's new DLC, and roadmaps for EverQuest and EverQuest II, with adventures in LOTRO, WoW Classic, Guild Wars 2, SWG Legends, and a ton of smaller games, plus a mailbag topics on modding and MMOs.
EverQuest and EverQuest II released full 2025 roadmaps – and of course, new expansions are coming this fall
It's roadmap week over in the land of EverQuest, as Daybreak's Darkpaw Games has delivered roadmaps for both Original Flavor EverQuest and New Coke...
End-of-Year Eleven: The top MMO expansions of 2024
Around the Massively OP office, the common consensus is that 2024 ended up being the Year of the MMO Expansion. After all, we got...
The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives, 2024 edition
While MMORPGs constitute a shifting, ever-evolving market, their history remains surprisingly evergreen. That's what history is: Facts and stories stamped and preserved for our...
The MOP Up: Guild Wars 2’s community shows off amazing player housing creations
It's no surprise that Guild Wars 2 players are thrilled to be interior decorators, thanks to this year's player housing system. And in a...
EverQuest and EverQuest II break out another holly jolly Frostfell
Have you been naughty or nice this year? No matter, the EverQuest franchise is going to treat you very well either way (but we...
